Report #24271
[agent\_craft] Loading large file contents or data structures into context instead of executing code to process them
Delegate data transformation, counting, and large-scale text processing to tool execution \(e.g., Python REPL or shell scripts\), keeping only the final computed result in context.
Journey Context:
LLMs are notoriously bad at deterministic tasks like counting, sorting, or regex matching, and waste thousands of context tokens loading 1000-line JSON files just to find one key. Writing a script to parse/extract and returning only the needed 5 lines saves context window space and prevents hallucination.
⚠ Workarounds are unverified - always check before running. Confirmations show what worked for others, not a safety guarantee.
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2026-06-17T19:08:37.856644+00:00— report_created — created